This is an automatic English translation of the Dutch original.
One in seven legislative proposals received a negative advice from the Council of State over the past 15 years. That is shown by a data analysis from the Democratie Monitor that was updated today.
Proposals from the Schoof cabinet have so far relatively often received the positive advice ‘submit’.
The Council of State gives a negative advice if a law is not in line with the constitution and/or other laws. The Council also looks at whether the proposal is a solution to the stated problem (policy analysis) and whether the law is practically and legally feasible. A positive advice can therefore be seen as a quality mark for legislation and regulation.
The advice not to submit legislative proposals varies per cabinet:
- Rutte-1 (2010-2012): 58x ‘do not submit’, 15%.
- Rutte-2 (2012-2017): 93x ‘do not submit’, 12%.
- Rutte-3 (2017-2021): 101x ‘do not submit’, 16%.
- Rutte-4 (2022-2023): 40x ‘do not submit’, 14%.
- Schoof (2024-now): 9x ‘do not submit’, 11%.
More insights of this kind will appear soon at www.DemocratieMonitor.nl . There we make the state of our democracy visible. With, among other things, insights into the state of the right to demonstrate, press freedom and statements by members of the House of Representatives about the rule of law.